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Especially when they bring their old "junk" to the shop and try to peddle it off on me.... As if I would want this junk..... [IMG] [IMG]...
So our beloved Clutch Poppers mascot Fat Fred, needs everyone's help. He is suffering from a cruciate ligament rupture and will require surgery in...
A customer of mine wants to put a set of 85 F-150 rotors on his 57 F-100. I know speedway has a kit, but I figured since he has the rotors and...
Hi, I have a 58 Ranger with a teletouch shifter. Last summer the shifter worked great. Over the winter I pulled the engine and tranny for a...
So as I'm assembling the 39 brakes for my AV8 chassis I just now noticed two of the adjusters are missing on one of my backing plates. I have a...
Hey, were building a 64 T-Bird at work right now that were gonna chop 3". While looking at it today I thought about moving the roof forward to...
OUT OF SHOP IN THE AREA OF HALF MOON LAKE IS A ONE OF A KIND 1959 PONTIAC PARISIENNE!!! BETWEEN SATURDAY JANUARY 9TH AND MONDAY JANUARY 11TH!!!!!...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] And last but not least... trying to get my truck to start, so I can tow my galaxie back to the...
59A block, 49-53 Merc crank with a 59A pulley, everything lines up, however the Mallory electronic ignition hits fan belt!! What am doing wrong...
I'm trying to find out if a steering box from a 56 F-250 would be the same as one from an F-100 or is it bigger? I did a search and couldn't find...
I'm trying to separate a 331 Cadillac from the transmission. The engine is seized so I can turn the engine over to unbolt the torque converter so...
My good friend Fat Dave traded his 59 Pontiac for a 51 Ford F-1 the other day. We rolled it in the shop last night and within half an hour had it...
Well after 6 seasons the 327 in my front engine dragster is officially wore out and all apart now for a rebuild. However this time I want to build...
So I'm building a 46 mercury coupe right now, and the customer wants to keep the original rear end, however convert it to open drive. Well as many...
I have a 58 Edsel with a 361 and the factory teletouch automatic, however a couple weeks ago the 361 blew up, and blew up good. So I though of...
Here is where I was all weekend. Its not a nostalgia race however there was 6 front engine cars there, plus I was racing my Model A on Friday...
Ok so explain to me whats going on here. I see lots of local people on the hamb everyday however I never see any of you guys out at shows or even...
So on the weekend I bought a 55 Coupe De Ville from another local hamber. I have no idea what to do with it, The only reason I grabbed it was due...
So last night my friend and I were ripping around in his 29 roadster and we just happened to break down in front of a 54 Ford F-350 with a little...
Ok so when most of you think of Canada this first thing that pop into you mind is snow, hockey and maple syrup. Not hot rods, thats for sure. With...
Ok so we have a european 440 Volt 3 phase motor on the pullmax and we need to wire it up for a north american style 208 volt 3 phase system....
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Too Late I already did!!! This was my winter project, started off with bone stock unrestored running and driving 28 leatherback coupe. The guy I...
I'm looking at getting a tig welder and was just woundering what other people are using. I'll mostly be doing sheet metal and chassis building...
I'm looking for information on the Russetta Timing assocation and the Coupes Club. Also looking for any other information on coupes and dry lakes....
JUNE 7 2008 the Clutch Poppers Car Club is havving a swap meet at Katies Crossing in Ardrossan (just 10 minutes east of Edmonton) $40 for a 10X20...
I'm thinking of picking up a set of the Coker Firestone whitewall slicks for my dragster but i'm not sure if it will pass tech with them or what...
My shoebox starts overheating after 30 mintues or so of driving, so i dumped some rad flush in the radiator, flushed it all out, then dumped some...
A freind of mine just bought a 66 Ford shortbox for a beater, we did a search for some pics and couldnt find anything so i figured i start a...
Allright, so earleir tonight Matt and I are working on his car, finishing up the last little things on his flathead swap and we decide to take a...
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